# Fractures at West Fraser, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017076964` · 7/25/2017 · MC DAVID, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Ladders-fixed
## Employer
- **Name:** West Fraser, Inc.
- **Location:** 401 Champion Dr., MC DAVID, FLORIDA, 32568
- **NAICS:** 321113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing a 1' X 4' board from a stopped drive belt while standing on a 3-foot fixed ladder when he lost his balance. As he was trying to grab the rail, his left wrist struck the metal guardrail and was fractured, requiring hospitalization.

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